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Post subject: Greetings  Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 00:06 |
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Joined: 02/10/12
Posts: 7
Location: Calaveras County, California
Aircraft: Bonanza F33A
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I started flying in 1968 when I was 19 years old. I flew off and on over the years. I owned a 1987 F33A for a while and sold it. Kicked myself for that decision for 15 years. I finally bought a 1989 F33A 360TT cream puff in 2008. I added some new avionics: TAS610, GMX-200, two GNS-430W, GTX-327, and an EDM-800. I fly about 50 hours per year and I will probably hit 500 hours this year. I still fly VFR. Though I'm a dedicated fair weather flyer, I'm considering AFT Center in Long Beach for the IFR. I fly mostly Northern California airports, primarily Truckee, Concord, and Columbia. I do an occasional trip to Washington State and St. George, Utah. One of my most memorable flights was a round trip last August from Columbia, California to Aj Eisenberg Airport, Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island in the San Juan Islands. I treat flying with the utmost respect. I am a humble student of aviation and I view flying as a discipline first and foremost.
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Post subject: Re: Greetings Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 09:29 |
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Joined: 07/17/08
Posts: 21883
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Location: North Texas
Aircraft: Not in the cards
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Welcome to the forum, John. Nice shot of the Bo. Great attitude toward flying, BTW. 
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Post subject: Re: Greetings Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 10:07 |
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Joined: 06/08/12
Posts: 12581
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Company: Mayo Clinic
Location: Rochester, MN
Aircraft: Planeless in RST
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Welcome to BT John, Cool shot of your plane. So..... About that Instrument rating.... ???? You made the hardest, first step: you already have a wonderful IFR plane. 
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Post subject: Re: Greetings Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 10:18 |
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Joined: 01/27/13
Posts: 485
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Aircraft: SR22
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Welcome. Nice plane. You have a plane crying for you to get your instrument rating. Your plane is a serious trip plane and keeping things VFR can be a problem. Besides, just the marine layer alone will cut into VFR flying in California.
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Post subject: Re: Greetings Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 11:38 |
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Joined: 10/04/09
Posts: 269
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Location: Orange County, CA
Aircraft: Formerly: Debonair
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Hi John, Wow, that is a saaa-weeeeeeeet F33. I love the in-flight pictures. Humina-humina-humina  I'm also a VFR guy, right around 300 hours for me. Although I am planning on IR in the near future. If you are looking for excuses to fly, you'll want to check this thread ( http://www.beechtalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=53252) to see what your NorCal Beech Bros are up to. Start at the end (page 46 as of this morning) to see the most recent posts and destinations. Welcome! 
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Post subject: Re: Greetings Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 19:22 |
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Joined: 02/10/12
Posts: 7
Location: Calaveras County, California
Aircraft: Bonanza F33A
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Thanks Eric. That's a nice looking Deb. And thanks for the thread to the Northern California group. I'll follow it. 
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Post subject: Re: Greetings Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 23:11 |
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Joined: 09/16/10
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Welcome aboard John! That is a mean shot of your plane and what stands out is the nose doors are fully closed. No "Beech smile," so to speak, congrats on that too! What a great shot!
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